Holy Week
and the Sacred Paschal Triduum:
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. (Paschale Solemnitatis)
Holy Mass & Confession Times
During Holy Week and Easter Day
Lent culminates in Holy Week when the events of Our Lord’s Passion and Death are commemorated in the Liturgy.
Please note:
- Station of the Cross - every Friday during Lent: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
- There will be a
Chrism Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral on 20th March at 10:30am
Everyone is encouraged to attend the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral.
Palm/Passion Sunday
24 March
Mass of
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord:
- 10:00 am
- 5:00 pm
Palms will be distributed
at each mass.
Confessions:
- 9:15
- 4:15
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy Week
25, 26, 27 March
Holy Mass
- 7:00 am
- 12:30 pm
Confessions:
- half hour before and after 7:00 am Mass.
- Half hour before and after 12:30 pm Mass.
- 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Holy Thursday
28 March
Mass of The Lord's Supper:
- 7.30 pm
Confessions:
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
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Please note that following the
Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:30 pm, the Church will remain open
until Midnight for Adoration at the Altar of Repose.
Good Friday
29 March
Stations of the Cross:
- 10:30 am
Seven Words of Our Lord on the Cross Sermon
- 11:15 am
Holy Rosary:
- 12:00 pm
The Celebration of the Lord's Passion:
- 3:00 pm
Confessions:
- After Stations of the Cross
- 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Holy Saturday (The Easter Vigil)
30 March
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night:
- 8:00 pm
Confessions:
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Easter Sunday
31 March
Mass of the Day:
- 10:00 am
- 12:00 pm
(in Lithuanian)
- 5:00 pm
Confessions:
- 9:15 am
- 4:15 pm
In a few days we will take part in the liturgical ceremonies of the solemn Easter Triduum. We will share in the final hours of our Lord Jesus Christ's earthly life, when he offered himself to the Eternal Father as Priest and Victim of the New Covenant, sealing with his Blood the reconciliation of mankind to God. It is a drama we can never grow accustomed to: the Innocent One laden with the faults of sinners, the Just One dying in place of the unjust! Nevertheless, the tragedy of Holy Week is a source of immense joy for Christians. O happy fault, which gained for us so great a Redeemer!
(Blessed Álvaro del Portillo)
